Trial resumes for foster mother accused of murder

The second-degree murder trial of an Edmonton foster mother resumed Wednesday with the accused taking the stand in her own defence.

Lily Choy is accused of killing a three-year-old boy who was in her care.

The child, who cannot be named under Alberta's Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act., died of a severe brain injury in January 2007.

This is the second time Choy has been tried on this charge.

A jury found Choy guilty of manslaughter in November 2008 and she was later sentenced to three years in prison.

In March 2010, the Alberta Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding the judge in the first trial gave the jury a "legally incorrect exhortation" to reach a verdict after they said they were deadlocked.

The second trial is being heard by judge alone in Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench.

Want to change your country for the better? Want to help out a foster kid? Talk about what you read here today. Start a conversation on foster care. Words are powerful. We are a nation of fundamentally good and decent people and if the average American was aware of what is going on in foster care in their name and with their money, they would not stand for it. So start a conversation. Don’t wait for the other guy to do it. There is no other guy, only you, you’re the other guy

We are a grass roots, completely non-profit volunteer organization. The sole mission of our foster care blogs is to raise the national level of attention on foster care and foster children, to advocate for positive change and workable solutions in the system. We aim to make America aware of the ordeals faced by foster children within the system and aged out of the system. We are most concerned with educational stability, educational achievement, permanency and the unique needs of transition-aged children. We use media tools to influence and improve public policy and opinion on the issue of foster care, to promote successful solutions and to identify lapses within the foster care system and to encourage positive change.